The Grand Duchess Escape

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Calix took a slow, deep breath. Somehow, he could smell her scent in the blowing wind. If only he could capture this air itself.

No, he truly intended to do just that.

At this moment, Calix perfectly understood the purpose of the secret space within the castle, accessible only to the Grand Duke.

A secluded chamber within the castle grounds… a dazzlingly lavish space, enough to make one’s head spin. That room was the center of their desires.

The head of the Benvito family, who could get their hands on anything they want, would never be one to obsess over material things. In that space, the most comfortable and more beautiful than any other chamber in the Grand Duchy, it was clear as day who was trapped inside.

‘Asella.’

Now, in Calix’s generation, the long-vacant room was preparing to be filled once more.

He would be the only one to reflect on all those pure, wide eyes. The soft, muffled voice escaping her small, red lips, the gentle, warm body he had held in his arms- all of it would be his.

His wife dyed completely in his own color. Just the thought made his head spin with a potent sense of fulfillment. Calix’s eyes narrowed in intense satisfaction.

His steps through the mountain path grew more urgent. Before long, his subordinates came into view.

Dressed in black from head to toe, they were an elite assassination squad, counted among the best in Karma.

At the sight of their master, they parted to the sides, dropping to one knee. Through the opened path, the figure he had been searching for finally appeared.

“…!”

For a moment, Calix’s eyes wavered.

Asella’s silver hair was scattered all over the ground in disarray. Her clothes were now torn to shreds, barely recognizable.

His wife, who must have fallen, was on the ground, barely propping herself up on her fragile arms that looked like they could break at any moment.

The lust that had swept over him had vanished as quickly as it had come, replaced by worry. Calix fought the urge to rush over and ask if she was alright.

Calix approached Asella, forcing himself to control the urgency in his steps. His effort seemed to have paid off as his voice emerged dry and devoid of emotion.

“It’s been a while.”

His wife’s blue eyes fluttered like waves.

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